Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1915
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Table V.—Abbreviated Tables of Causes of Death.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 mth. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1915. | Total Deaths under 1 year. 1914. | |
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All causes | Certified | 80 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 137 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 101 | 537 | 487 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 13 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 3 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
Laryngitis | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Brochitis | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 30 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 82 | 61 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 108 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 78 | ... | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | ... | 1 | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |
Injury at birth | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | |
Atelectasis | 14 | 1 | 2 | ... | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 10 | |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | 4 | |
Premature birth | 44 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 63 | 77 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 86 | |
Other Causes | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 45 | |
Totals | 80 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 137 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 101 | 537 | 487 |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 3,422 ; Illegitimate, (SO.